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    yi1
i
 moto
    もと

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One
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
(numeric) one (chi: yī); (female given name) Moto
eka. One, unity, monad, once, the same; immediately on (seeing, hearing, etc.).

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chǒu
    chou3
ch`ou
    chou
 chuu / chu
    ちゅう

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Chou
clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu


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gān
    gan1
kan
 nukui
    ぬくい

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Qian
dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest); (surname) Nukui
Dry, dried up, clean; heaven, male, masculine, enduring, continual. Translit. gan and h.

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èr
    er4
erh
 futa
    ふた

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Two
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
(numeric) two (chi: èr); (place-name) Futa
Dvā, dvau. Two; dvitīya, second.

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guàn
    guan4
kuan
 masaru
    まさる

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Gwan
to put on a hat; to be first; to dub
(1) (See 衣冠,束帯) traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; (2) crown; diadem; coronet; (3) (かんむり only) top kanji radical; (4) (かむり only) (See 俳諧・1) first verse of a haikai, etc.; (adj-t,adv-to) (5) (かん only) best; peerless; first; (6) (かんむり only) name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.; (counter) (7) (かん only) {shogi} counter for titles; (given name) Masaru
crown

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tiān
    tian1
t`ien
    tien
 hiroshi
    ひろし

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Heaven
day; sky; heaven
(1) sky; (2) {Christn} heaven; (3) God; (4) {Buddh} svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); (5) {Buddh} deva (divine being of Buddhism); (6) top (of a book); (7) sole (of a Japanese sandal); (8) beginning; start; (9) (abbreviation) (See 天ぷら) tempura; (10) (abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 天竺・1) India; (given name) Hiroshi
Heaven; the sky; a day; cf. dyo, dyaus also as 提婆 a deva, or divine being, deity; and as 素羅 sura, shining, bright.

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zhěng
    zheng3
cheng
 hitoshi
    ひとし

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In Good Order
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do something to
(male given name) Hitoshi


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shā
    sha1
sha
 satsu
    さつ

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Kill / Slaughter / Murder / Butcher
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
(female given name) Satsu
To kill, cut down, cut off.

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shà
    sha4
sha
 migiwa
    みぎわ

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Sand
(dialect) to sift; to sieve
(numeric) one hundred-millionth; (female given name) Migiwa
bālukā. Sand; sands, e. g. of Ganges 恒河, implying countless; translit. s, ś, ṣ. Cf. 莎.

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    fa3
fa
 minori
    みのり

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Dharma / The Law
law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
(n,n-suf) (1) law; act; principle; (n,n-suf) (2) method; (n,n-suf) (3) {gramm} mood; (n,n-suf) (4) {Buddh} dharma; law; (female given name) Minori
Dharma, 達磨; 曇無 (or 曇摩); 達摩 (or 達謨) Law, truth, religion, thing, anything Buddhist. Dharma is 'that which is held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice, custom'; 'duty'; 'right'; 'proper'; 'morality'; 'character'. M. W. It is used in the sense of 一切 all things, or anything small or great, visible or invisible, real or unreal, affairs, truth, principle, method, concrete things, abstract ideas, etc. Dharma is described as that which has entity and bears its own attributes. It connotes Buddhism as the perfect religion; it also has the second place in the triratna 佛法僧, and in the sense of 法身 dharmakāya it approaches the Western idea of 'spiritual'. It is also one of the six media of sensation, i. e. the thing or object in relation to mind, v. 六塵.

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hǎi
    hai3
hai
 wataru
    わたる

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Ocean / Sea
ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
sea; ocean; waters; (male given name) Wataru
sāgara, the ocean, the sea.


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zhēng
    zheng1
cheng
 ikadeka

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Fight for a Goal
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
why is it so...?


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lián
    lian2
lien
 ren
    れん

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Lotus
lotus
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (f,m,s) Ren
puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus, Numphoea alba; padma, especially the Nelumbium speciosum; utpala, the Nymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus; kumuda, Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, or N. rubra, red lotus; nīlotpala, N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified.

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cài
    cai4
ts`ai
    tsai
 hanako
    はなこ

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Chay
surname Cai
(female given name) Hanako
chāyā, a shadow, reflection; gnomon, dial.

西

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    xi1
hsi
 nishihama
    にしはま

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West
west
(1) {mahj} west wind tile; (2) {mahj} winning hand with a pung (or kong) of west wind tiles; (surname) Nishihama
paścima, 跛室制麽; west; it is largely used in the limited sense of Kashmir in such terms as 西方 the west, or western regions; but it is also much used for the western heavens of Amitābha; 西天 is India, the western 天竺國.


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lài
    lai4
lai
 rai

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Rhei
to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
To rely upon, depend on; throw the burden on, repudiate.


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diàn
    dian4
tien
 hikaru
    ひかる

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Electricity / Lightning
lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
(out-dated kanji) lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt; (female given name) Hikaru
Lightning, symbolizes the impermanent and transient.


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dùn
    dun4
tun
 tomi
    とみ

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Dayton
to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
(n,adj-nari) (1) (archaism) (See 頓に・とみに,頓と・とんと・1) sudden; abrupt; unexpected; (n,adj-nari) (2) (とん only) (archaism) stupid; foolish; (3) (とん only) {Buddh} attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.); (surname) Tomi
To fall headlong, prostrate; at one time, at once; suddenly; immediate; a pause; to stamp; make ready; used chiefly in contrast with 漸 gradually.


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niǎo
    niao3
niao
 yanadori
    やなどり

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Bird
bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
(1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry; (surname) Yanadori
A bird.

三国

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 mikuni
    みくに
(1) three countries; (2) (hist) (See 魏・ぎ・1,蜀・しょく・2,呉・ご・3) Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); (3) (hist) (See 新羅・しらぎ,百済・くだら,高句麗・こうくり) Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (4) (archaism) Japan, China and India; Japan, Korea and China; the whole world; (p,s,f) Mikuni

中國


中国

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zhōng guó
    zhong1 guo2
chung kuo
 nakaguni
    なかぐに

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China
China
(surname) Nakaguni
Madhyadesa. 中天 (中天竺); 中梵 The middle kingdom, i. e. Central North India, v. 中印.

先生

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xiān sheng
    xian1 sheng5
hsien sheng
 senjou / senjo
    せんじょう

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Sensei / Master / Teacher / Mister
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
(honorific or respectful language) (rare) man (chi: xiānshēng); boy; (surname) Senjō
Senior, sir, teacher, master, Mr.; a previous life.

光彩

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guāng cǎi
    guang1 cai3
kuang ts`ai
    kuang tsai
 misa
    みさ

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Radiance
luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster; (female given name) Misa

光明

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guāng míng
    guang1 ming2
kuang ming
 kanmyon
    クァンミョン

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Light / Bright and Promising Future
light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
(1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) {Buddh} light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (place-name) Gwangmyeong (South Korea)
v. last entry.

光芒

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guāng máng
    guang1 mang2
kuang mang
 koubou / kobo
    こうぼう

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Radiance / Rays of Light
rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
beam of light

印度

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yìn dù
    yin4 du4
yin tu
 indo
    いんど

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India
India
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) India; (place-name) India
印特伽; 身毒; 賢豆; 天竺 Indu (meaning 'moon' in Sanskrit), Hindu, Sindhu; see also 信度 and 閻浮 India in general. In the Tang dynasty its territory is described as extending over 90, 000 li in circuit, being bounded on three sides by the sea; north it rested on the Snow mountains 雪山, i. e. Himālayas; wide at the north, narrowing to the south, shaped like a half-moon; it contained over seventy kingdoms, was extremely hot, well watered and damp; from the centre eastwards to 震旦 China was 58, 000 li; and the same distance southwards to 金地國, westwards to 阿拘遮國, and northwards to 小香山阿耨達.

四諦


四谛

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sì dì
    si4 di4
ssu ti
 shitai
    したい

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Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
{Buddh} (See 苦集滅道) The Four Noble Truths
catvāri-ārya-satyāni; 四聖諦; 四眞諦. The four dogmas, or noble truths, the primary and fundamental doctrines of Śākyamuni, said to approximate to the form of medical diagnosis. They are pain or 'suffering, its cause, its ending, the way thereto; that existence is suffering, that human passion (taṇhā, 欲 desire) is the cause of continued suffering, that by the destruction of human passion existence may be brought to an end; that by a life of holiness the destruction of human passion may be attained'. Childers. The four are 苦, 聚 (or 集), 滅, and 道諦, i. e. duḥkha 豆佉, samudaya 三牟提耶, nirodha 尼棲陀, and mārga 末加. Eitel interprets them (1) 'that 'misery' is a necessary attribute of sentient existence'; (2) that 'the 'accumulation' of misery is caused by the passions'; (3) that 'the 'extinction' of passion is possible; (4) mārga is 'the doctrine of the 'path' that leads to the extinction of passion'. (1) 苦 suffering is the lot of the 六趣 six states of existence; (2) 集 is the aggregation (or exacerbation) of suffering by reason of the passions; (3) 滅 is nirvana, the extinction of desire and its consequences, and the leaving of the sufferings of mortality as void and extinct; (4) 道 is the way of such extinction, i. e. the 八正道 eightfold correct way. The first two are considered to be related to this life, the last two to 出世間 a life outside or apart from the world. The four are described as the fundamental doctrines first preached to his five former ascetic companions. Those who accepted these truths were in the stage of śrāvaka. There is much dispute as to the meaning of 滅 'extinction' as to whether it means extinction of suffering, of passion, or of existence. The Nirvana Sutra 18 says that whoever accepts the four dogmas will put an end to births and deaths 若能見四諦則得斷生死 which does not of necessity mean the termination of existence but that of continued transmigration. v. 滅.

圓光


圆光

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yuán guāng
    yuan2 guang1
yüan kuang
 enkou / enko
    えんこう

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Halo
radiance emanating from the head; halo
(surname) Enkou
The halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc.

地獄


地狱

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dì yù
    di4 yu4
ti yü
 jigoku
    じごく

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Hell
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
(1) {Buddh} hell realm; Naraka; (2) {Christn} Hell; (3) hell; misery; nightmare; inferno; (4) place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam; (place-name) Jigoku
naraka, 捺落迦 (or 那落迦) ; niraya 泥犂; explained by 不樂 joyless; 可厭 disgusting, hateful; 苦具, 苦器 means of suffering; if 地獄 earth-prison; 冥府 the shades, or departments of darkness. Earth-prison is generally intp. as hell or the hells; it may also be termed purgatory; one of the six gati or ways of transmigration. The hells are divided into three classes: I. Central, or radical, 根本地獄 consisting of (1) The eight hot hells. These were the original hells of primitive Buddhism, and are supposed to be located umder the southern continent Jambudvīpa 瞻部州, 500 yojanas below the surface. (a) 等活 or 更活 Saṃjīva, rebirth, where after many kinds of suffering a cold wind blows over the soul and returns it to this life as it was before, hence the name 等活. (b) 黑繩 Kaslasūtra, where the sufferer is bound with black chains and chopped or sawn asunder. (c) 線合; 衆合; 堆壓 Saṃghāta, where are multitudes of implements of torture, or the falling of mountains upon the sufferer. (d) 號呌; 呼呼; 叫喚 Raurava, hell of wailing. (e) 大呌; 大號呌; 大呼 Mahāraurava, hell of great wailing. (f) 炎熱; 燒炙 Tapana, hell of fames and burning. (g) 大熱; 大燒炙; 大炎熱 Pratāpana, hell of molten lead. (h) 無間; 河鼻旨; 阿惟越致; 阿毗至; 阿鼻; 阿毗 Avīci, unintermitted suffering, where sinners die and are reborn to suffer without interval. (2) The eight cold hells 八寒地獄. (a) 頞浮陀地獄 Arbuda, where the cold causes blisters. (b) 尼刺部陀 Nirarbuda, colder still causing the blisters to burst. (c) 頞哳吒; 阿吒吒 Atata, where this is the only possible sound from frozen lips. (d) 臛臛婆; 阿波波 Hahava or Apapa, where it is so cold that only this sound can be uttered. (e) 虎虎婆 Hāhādhara or Huhuva, where only this sound can be uttered. (f) 嗢鉢羅; 鬱鉢羅 (or 優鉢羅) Utpala, or 尼羅鳥 (or 漚) 鉢羅 Nīlotpala, where the skin is frozen like blue lotus buds. (g) 鉢特摩 Padma, where the skin is frozen and bursts open like red lotus buds. (h) 摩訶鉢特摩 Mahāpadma, ditto like great red lotus buds. Somewhat different names are also given. Cf. 倶舍論 8; 智度論 16; 涅槃經 11. II. The secondary hells are called 近邊地獄 adjacent hells or 十六遊增 each of its four sides, opening from each such door are four adjacent hells, in all sixteen; thus with the original eight there are 136. A list of eighteen hells is given in the 十八泥梨經. III. A third class is called the 孤地獄 (獨地獄) Lokāntarika, or isolated hells in mountains, deserts, below the earth and above it. Eitel says in regard to the eight hot hells that they range 'one beneath the other in tiers which begin at a depth of 11,900 yojanas and reach to a depth of 40,000 yojanas'. The cold hells are under 'the two Tchahavālas and range shaft-like one below the other, but so that this shaft is gradually widening to the fourth hell and then narrowing itself again so that the first and last hell have the shortest, those in the centre the longest diameter'. 'Every universe has the same number of hells, ' but 'the northern continent has no hell whatever, the two continents east and west of Meru have only small Lokāntarika hells... whilst all the other hells are required for the inhabitants of the southern continent '. It may be noted that the purpose of these hells is definitely punitive, as well as purgatorial. Yama is the judge and ruler, assisted by eighteen officers and a host of demons, who order or administer the various degrees of torture. 'His sister performs the same duties with regard to female criminals, ' and it may be mentioned that the Chinese have added the 血盆池 Lake of the bloody bath, or 'placenta tank' for women who die in childbirth. Release from the hells is in the power of the monks by tantric means.

夜叉

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yè chā
    ye4 cha1
yeh ch`a
    yeh cha
 yasha
    やしゃ

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Yaksha
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword); (fig.) ferocious-looking person
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) (san: yaksa); (given name) Yasha
乞叉; 藥叉; 閱叉 yakṣa, (1) demons in the earth, or in the air, or in the lower heavens; they are malignant, and violent, and devourers (of human flesh). (2) The 八大將, the eight attendants of Kuvera, or Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth; those on earth bestow wealth, those in the empyrean houses and carriages, those in the lower heavens guard the moat and gates of the heavenly city. There is another set of sixteen. The names of all are given in 陀羅尼集經 3. See also 羅 for rakṣa and 吉 for kṛtya. yakṣa-kṛtya are credited with the powers of both yakṣa and kṛtya.

安定

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ān dìng
    an1 ding4
an ting
 yasusada
    やすさだ
stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
(n,vs,vi) (1) stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure; (adj-na,n,vs,vi) (2) {physics;chem} stable; (surname, given name) Yasusada
stability

寶林


宝林

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bǎo lín
    bao3 lin2
pao lin
 Hōrin

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Pauline
Po Lam (area in Hong Kong)
The groves, or avenues of precious trees (in the Pure Land). The monastery of Huineng, sixth patriarch of the Chan sect, in 韶州典江縣 Dianjiang Xian, Shaozhou, Guangdong, cf. 慧 15. The 寶林傳 and supplement contain the teachings of this school.

小龍


小龙

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xiǎo lóng
    xiao3 long2
hsiao lung

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Little Dragon
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])

師傅


师傅

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shī fu
    shi1 fu5
shih fu
 shifu
    しふ

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Master / Skilled Worker
master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child

彌迦


弥迦

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mí jiā
    mi2 jia1
mi chia
 Mika

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Mycah
Mekā, said to be the name of the girl who gave milk congee to Śākyamuni immediately after his enlightenment; seemingly the same as Sujātā, Senā, or Nandā.

德里

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dé lǐ
    de2 li3
te li

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Derri
Delhi; New Delhi, capital of India; same as 新德里[Xin1 De2 li3]

恩典

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ēn diǎn
    en1 dian3
en tien
 onten
    おんてん

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Grace / Favor
favor; grace
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege

意見


意见

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yì jiàn
    yi4 jian4
i chien
 iken
    いけん

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Idea / Thought
idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
(1) opinion; view; comment; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) scolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning
Thoughts, ideas, concepts, views.

拉德

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lā dé
    la1 de2
la te

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Raed
rad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)

文尼

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wén ní
    wen2 ni2
wen ni
 monni
    むに

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Vinny
(1) (honorific or respectful language) muni (Indian ascetic or sage); (2) Buddha
muni, idem 牟尼 and 茂尼, e. g. Śākyamuni.

母子

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mǔ zǐ
    mu3 zi3
mu tzu
 moushi / moshi
    もうし

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Mother and Son
mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
mother and child; (place-name) Moushi

漫才

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 manzai
    まんざい

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Manzai
two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue

熱情


热情

see styles
rè qíng
    re4 qing2
je ch`ing
    je ching
 netsujou / netsujo
    ねつじょう

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Passion for a Cause
cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor

獅子


狮子

see styles
shī zi
    shi1 zi5
shih tzu
 chishi
    ちし

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Lion
lion; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (place-name) Chishi
lion

瑞典

see styles
ruì diǎn
    rui4 dian3
jui tien
 zuiten
    ずいてん

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Sweden
Sweden
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) Sweden; (ateji / phonetic) (ik) (kana only) Sweden; (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Sweden; (given name) Zuiten

瑞爾


瑞尔

see styles
ruì ěr
    rui4 er3
jui erh

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Riel
riel (Cambodian currency)

禪宗


禅宗

see styles
chán zōng
    chan2 zong1
ch`an tsung
    chan tsung
 Zenshū

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Zen Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
The Chan, meditative or intuitional, sect usually said to have been established in China by Bodhidharma, v. 達, the twenty-eighth patriarch, who brought the tradition of the Buddha-mind from India. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra sūtra. This sect, believing in direct enlightenment, disregarded ritual and sūtras and depended upon the inner light and personal influence for the propagation of its tenets, founding itself on the esoteric tradition supposed to have been imparted to Kāśyapa by the Buddha, who indicated his meaning by plucking a flower without further explanation. Kāśyapa smiled in apprehension and is supposed to have passed on this mystic method to the patriarchs. The successor of Bodhidharma was 慧可 Huike, and he was succeeded by 僧璨 Sengcan; 道信 Daoxin; 弘忍 Hongren; 慧能 Huineng, and 神秀 Shenxiu, the sect dividing under the two latter into the southern and northern schools: the southern school became prominent, producing 南嶽 Nanyue and 靑原 Qingyuan, the former succeeded by 馬祖 Mazu, the latter by 石頭 Shitou. From Mazu's school arose the five later schools, v. 禪門.

純愛


纯爱

see styles
chún ài
    chun2 ai4
ch`un ai
    chun ai
 pyua
    ぴゅあ

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Pure Love
pure love; BL, aka boys' love (genre of male homoerotic fictional media)
pure love; (female given name) Pyua

緬甸


缅甸

see styles
miǎn diàn
    mian3 dian4
mien tien
 menden
    めんでん

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Myanmar
Myanmar (or Burma)
(obsolete) Burma; (place-name) Burma

老子

see styles
lǎo zi
    lao3 zi5
lao tzu
 roushi / roshi
    ろうし

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Lao Tzu / Laozi
father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse; (person) Laozi (semi-legendary Chinese philosopher and deity); Lao Tzu; Lao Tse
Laozi, or Laocius, the accepted founder of the Daoists. The theory that his soul went to India and was reborn as the Buddha is found in the 齊書 History of the Qi dynasty 顧歡傳.

衛士


卫士

see styles
wèi shì
    wei4 shi4
wei shih
 eiji / eji
    えいじ

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Guardian / Defender
guardian; defender
(1) gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; (2) young forced labour (ritsuryō system); (given name) Eiji

親切


亲切

see styles
qīn qiè
    qin1 qie4
ch`in ch`ieh
    chin chieh
 shinsetsu
    しんせつ

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Kindness / Caring
amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
(noun or adjectival noun) kindness; gentleness

調和


调和

see styles
tiáo hé
    tiao2 he2
t`iao ho
    tiao ho
 chouwa / chowa
    ちょうわ

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Harmony / Balance
harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement; (personal name) Chōwa
to adjust

貂熊

see styles
diāo xióng
    diao1 xiong2
tiao hsiung
 kuzuri
    くずり

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Wolverine
wolverine (Gulo gulo)
(kana only) wolverine (Gulo gulo); glutton; carcajou

達磨


达磨

see styles
dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma
    だるま

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Daruma / Damo
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

金剛


金刚

see styles
jīn gāng
    jin1 gang1
chin kang
 kongou / kongo
    こんごう

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Diamond
diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
(1) vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; (2) thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth; (p,s,g) Kongou
vajra, 伐闍羅; 跋折羅 (or跋闍羅); 縛曰羅(or 縛日羅) The thunderbolt of Indra, often called the diamond club; but recent research considers it a sun symbol. The diamond, synonym of hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals. It is one of the saptaratna 七寶.

金邊


金边

see styles
jīn biān
    jin1 bian1
chin pien
 kanabe
    かなべ

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Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
(surname) Kanabe

閃電


闪电

see styles
shǎn diàn
    shan3 dian4
shan tien
 senden
    せんでん

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Lightning
lightning; CL:道[dao4]
flash of lightning

關羽


关羽

see styles
guān yǔ
    guan1 yu3
kuan yü

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Guan Yu
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty; posomethingumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama

阿拉

see styles
ā lā
    a1 la1
a la

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Arra
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our

阿混

see styles
ā hùn
    a1 hun4
a hun

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Harun
(dialect) idler; loafer

電氣


电气

see styles
diàn qì
    dian4 qi4
tien ch`i
    tien chi
electricity; electric; electrical

鳥人


鸟人

see styles
diǎo rén
    diao3 ren2
tiao jen
 choujin / chojin
    ちょうじん

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Flying Ace / Aviator / Bird Man
(vulgar) damned wretch; fucker; also pr. [niao3 ren2]
aviator; flying ace; birdman

麻雀

see styles
má què
    ma2 que4
ma ch`üeh
    ma chüeh
 maajan(p); maajan(ik); maajan(ik) / majan(p); majan(ik); majan(ik)
    マージャン(P); まーじゃん(ik); まあじゃん(ik)

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Sparrow
sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg

點穴


点穴

see styles
diǎn xué
    dian3 xue2
tien hsüeh
 tenketsu
    てんけつ

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Pressure Points
to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
(out-dated kanji) (1) pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa); (2) (martial arts term) vulnerable body cavities

點脈


点脉

see styles
diǎn mài
    dian3 mai4
tien mai

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Dim Mak
to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點穴|点穴[dian3 xue2]

クレイ

see styles
 gurei / gure
    グレイ

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Clay
{physics} gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation); (surname) Gray; Grey; (female given name) Gurei

ティア

see styles
 dia
    ディア
(See 鹿) deer; (personal name) Dia

ナルト

see styles
 naruto
    ナルト

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Naruto
(wk) Naruto (manga and media franchise)

保護者


保护者

see styles
bǎo hù zhě
    bao3 hu4 zhe3
pao hu che
 hogosha
    ほごしゃ

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Protector
protector
guardian; protector; patron; parent

印度人

see styles
yìn dù rén
    yin4 du4 ren2
yin tu jen
 indojin
    インドじん

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Indian
Indian (person); CL:個|个[ge4]; Indian people
(ateji / phonetic) Indian

印第安

see styles
yìn dì ān
    yin4 di4 an1
yin ti an

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Native American / Indian
(American) Indian; native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas

天秤座

see styles
tiān chèng zuò
    tian1 cheng4 zuo4
t`ien ch`eng tso
    tien cheng tso
 tenbinza
    てんびんざ

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Libra Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Libra (constellation); the Scales

天蠍座


天蝎座

see styles
tiān xiē zuò
    tian1 xie1 zuo4
t`ien hsieh tso
    tien hsieh tso

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Scorpio Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

射手座

see styles
shè shǒu zuò
    she4 shou3 zuo4
she shou tso
 iteza
    いてざ

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Sagittarius Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4]
Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer

山羊座

see styles
shān yáng zuò
    shan1 yang2 zuo4
shan yang tso
 yagiza
    やぎざ

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Capricorn Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac); Japanese variant of 魔羯座
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat

巨蟹座

see styles
jù xiè zuò
    ju4 xie4 zuo4
chü hsieh tso

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Cancer Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

戴安娜

see styles
dài ān nà
    dai4 an1 na4
tai an na

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Dhyana
Diana (name)

杜鵑花


杜鹃花

see styles
dù juān huā
    du4 juan1 hua1
tu chüan hua
 tokenka
    とけんか

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Azalea
Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
(See サツキ・2) satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum); (given name) Tokenka

柬埔寨

see styles
jiǎn pǔ zhài
    jian3 pu3 zhai4
chien p`u chai
    chien pu chai
 Kanhosai
    カンボジア

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Cambodia
Cambodia
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Cambodia
Cambodia

正中線

see styles
 seichuusen / sechusen
    せいちゅうせん

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Seichusen
median line

水瓶座

see styles
shuǐ píng zuò
    shui3 ping2 zuo4
shui p`ing tso
    shui ping tso
 mizugameza
    みずがめざ

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Aquarius Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer; (personal name) Mizugameza

牡羊座

see styles
mǔ yáng zuò
    mu3 yang2 zuo4
mu yang tso
 ohitsujiza
    おひつじざ

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Aries Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac); used erroneously for 白羊座
Aries (constellation); the Ram

獅子座


狮子座

see styles
shī zi zuò
    shi1 zi5 zuo4
shih tzu tso
 shishi za
    ししざ

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Leo Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
(1) {astron} Leo (constellation); the Lion; (2) {Buddh} (See 獅子の座) Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
lion's seat

獅子舞

see styles
 shishimai
    ししまい

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Lion Dance
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

白羊座

see styles
bái yáng zuò
    bai2 yang2 zuo4
pai yang tso

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Aries Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

眼鏡蛇


眼镜蛇

see styles
yǎn jìng shé
    yan3 jing4 she2
yen ching she
 meganehebi
    めがねへび

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Cobra
cobra
spectacled cobra; Indian cobra; Asian cobra (Naja naja)

石獅子


石狮子

see styles
shí shī zi
    shi2 shi1 zi5
shih shih tzu

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Fu Dog / Foo Dog
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc

福克斯

see styles
fú kè sī
    fu2 ke4 si1
fu k`o ssu
    fu ko ssu

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Foxx
Fox (media company); Focus (car manufactured by Ford)

美容店

see styles
měi róng diàn
    mei3 rong2 dian4
mei jung tien
 biyouten / biyoten
    びようてん

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Beauty Shop / Beauty Salon
beauty salon; CL:家[jia1]
(See 美容院・びよういん,美容室・びようしつ) beauty salon; beauty parlor

蕾哈娜

see styles
lěi hā nà
    lei3 ha1 na4
lei ha na

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Rhianna
Rihanna (1988-), Barbadian pop singer

處女座


处女座

see styles
chǔ nǚ zuò
    chu3 nu:3 zuo4
ch`u nü tso
    chu nü tso

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Virgo Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac); popular variant of 室女座[Shi4 nu:3 zuo4]

金剛乘


金刚乘

see styles
jīn gāng shèng
    jin1 gang1 sheng4
chin kang sheng
 kongō jō

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Vajrayana
vajrayāna. The diamond vehicle, another name of the 眞言 Shingon.

金牛座

see styles
jīn niú zuò
    jin1 niu2 zuo4
chin niu tso

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Taurus Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

阿修羅


阿修罗

see styles
ā xiū luó
    a1 xiu1 luo2
a hsiu lo
 ashura
    あしゅら

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Frightful Demon / Asura
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
{Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura
asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as 'not devas', and 'ugly', and 'without wine'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-egg, born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru, but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.

雅典娜

see styles
yǎ diǎn nà
    ya3 dian3 na4
ya tien na

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Athena
Athena

雙子座


双子座

see styles
shuāng zǐ zuò
    shuang1 zi3 zuo4
shuang tzu tso

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Gemini Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
See: 双子座

雙魚座


双鱼座

see styles
shuāng yú zuò
    shuang1 yu2 zuo4
shuang yü tso

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Pisces Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

默多克

see styles
mò duō kè
    mo4 duo1 ke4
mo to k`o
    mo to ko

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Murdoch
Murdoch (name); Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate

黛安娜

see styles
dài ān nà
    dai4 an1 na4
tai an na

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Dianna
Diana (goddess in Roman mythology)

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